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2023 Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Florida

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$44,665 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Master's Degree School for You

Social Work is the #15 most popular major in Florida with 730 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Florida to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Work program at each school on the list.

Check out the social work master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Florida.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the most popular school in Florida for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 10% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of South Florida - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in Florida. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Of the 112 students majoring in social work at USF Tampa, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#3

Barry University

Miami, FL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Barry University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in Florida. Barry University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami.

Women make up 92% of the social work majors at the school.

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#4

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Saint Leo University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in Florida. St. Leo University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Leo.

Of the 92 students majoring in social work at St. Leo University, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Nova Southeastern University is a great place for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 89% of the social work majors at the school.

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#6

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

Southeastern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. SEU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland.

About 85% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Florida A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

About 77% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 23% are male.

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Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree social work programs. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

About 88% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#9

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

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The University of West Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.

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Best Social Work Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 374
Georgia 437
North Carolina 845
Tennessee 662
Kentucky 859
Louisiana 591
Alabama 630
South Carolina 218
Mississippi 139
Arkansas 130
West Virginia 143

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Social Work

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Army Medicine.

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